Alex Ovechkin inched his way closer to the top of the history books Saturday with a goal that lifted his Washington Capitals to a 2-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks.
The Canucks remain atop the Western Conference standings, one point ahead of theVancouver pulled DeSmith with two minutes left on the game clock but couldn't beat Lindgren with the extra attacker.
After a listless second period, the home side fought to get back in the game by outshooting the Capitals 11-4 across the third. Ovechkin gave Washington the lead 7:54 into the second with his 19th marker of the season. After a slow start to the campaign, the legendary Russian winger has 11 goals in his last 20 outings.found an unmarked Ovechkin stationed at the side of the net and Ovechkin poked it in to put the Capitals up 2-1.
With an assist on the play, Hughes collected his 77th point of the campaign, setting a new career high. The Canucks captain also broke the franchise record for points for a defenceman that he set last year when he tallied 76.played his 1,000th regular-season NHL game. The feat was announced over the loud speaker during the game's first TV timeout, drawing loud cheers from the crowd as Oshie waved from the bench. The 37-year-old American was picked 24th overall by St.
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